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are numerous and fine. At this point the Boardman flows with a speed of four 

 miles per hour, and is not navigable, but has a good bottom for wading. The 

 Rapid Ri%-er flows with a current of eight miles per hour, and forms many deep 

 pools. From Kalkaska the sportsman can go via the railroad to the head -waters 

 of the Intermediate, Grass, Jordan, Deer and Boj^ne Rivers, all most excellent 

 trout streams. Owing to the unbroken character of the forest in this vicinity, no 

 stranger should venture in without a guide who is thoroughly acquainted with 

 the grounds. Parties must come prepared to camp. In the hunting season, 

 large numbers of deer are found in these woods ; there are many squirrels in the 

 forest lining the banks of the Jordan and adjacent streams, and their flesh forms 

 most excellent bait in the absence of worms. 



Kalainazoo County— 



Kalamazoo and Texas. Kalamazoo County has numerous small lakes. There 

 are thirty-three within ten miles from Kalamazoo, all well stocked with black 

 bass. In the town of Texas there are several lakes in a cluster, the principal of 

 which are called Crooked, Eagle, Pine Island, and Pretty. 



Xfflfce County— 



Baldwin. Bears, deer in abundance ; black bass, grayling, perch, pickerel, 

 and other varieties in the adjacent lakes. Reached via the Flint and Pere Mar- 

 quette Railroad. Hotel and private board, $i per day ; guides $1.50 ; teams $2.50. 

 Country level and well timbered, with excellent camping grounds. 



Marquette County — 



Ispheinins:. Black bcarsT deer, ruff'ed grouse ; black bass, speckled trout, 

 Mackinaw trout. Reached via the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Rail- 

 road. Hotel $1.75 to $3 per day. The country is hilly, with excellent camping 

 grounds on the borders of the lake. 



Negaiinee. Bears, deer, lynx, otter, beaver ; brook and lake trout, bass, 

 sturgeon, and white fish. There are several rivers and lakes in the vicinity, all 

 affording fine sport, and accessible by rail or wagon. Reached via the Chicago 

 and Northwestern Railroad. Boats with guides $1.50 to $2 per day. Good 

 hotels. 



]Marq7ieite is on the southern shore of Lake Superior, on the Bay of Marquette, 

 which affords unequaled facilities for boating, and whose waters are filled with 

 white fish and fine salmon trout, ranging from five to twenty-five pounds in weight. 

 Numerous streams in the vicinitv furnish excellent brook trout fishing. Dead, 

 Chocolay, Little, Garlic, Salmon. Trout and Huron Rivers, are all filled with large 

 trout. A tent is a necessary adjunct of all parties to these streams. Reached via 

 steamer, or the Marquette, Houghton, and Ontonagon Railroad. 



From Marquette, the sportsman can take the steamer for Sault St. Marie, for 

 Isle Royal, St. Ignace Island, Fort William, or any point on the north shore of 

 Lake Superior. The rivers Nipigon and Michapacoton^ are the best known of the 

 trout streams of the north shore. Guides to these streams can be easily hired at 

 Marquette, and fishing parties fitted out with little expense or labor. 



Fresgue Isle is an excellent fishing resort, and here there are fishing club 

 houses. Reached via boat from Marquette. 



The BJichigannnin A'/Vi'r flows from Lake Michigammin to the Menominee 

 River. From the lake to the mouth of the Michigammin River, in a direct line, 

 may be not over fifty miles, but by the current it is estimated to be over one hun- 

 dred miles through a wild, mountainous region, often contracted into narrow, 

 deep canons, presenting a scenery wild and romantic beyond description. It has 

 been navigated by several parties, and is said to afford most excellent trout fish- 

 ing, deer and wild fowl shooting. The course of this stream is through an inter- 

 minable forest. There are several easy carries, which are readily surmounted 

 by the guides, who are familiar with the route, and who can be secured at $1.50 

 per day, either at the lake or at Marquette, on Lake Superior, where a complete 

 fitting out can be effected on short notice. Up the Brule twenty-five miles, are 

 fine trout. There are two routes, one by rail and one by steamboat. From Mil- 

 waukee, take rail via Marquette to Champion, at the head of the lake, where are 

 birchen canoes for the trip down the river. From Marquette to the lake is about 

 thirty-five miles. The railroad officials are very polite and attentive, and will 

 give every facility to promote the sportsman's pleasure. The steamboat route is 

 direct from RufiFalo through the Straits of Mackinaw, and is probably the most 

 convenient to the Eastern tourist, as he can have a fine sail through the whole 

 length of Lake Erie, Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, Lake Huron, and across a 



